WorksheetsChapter 2, Velocity
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 6hrs 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The speedometer on your car tells you
a)
average velocity
b)
instantaneous velocity
c)
average speed
d)
instantaneous speed
2.
What is this graph representing?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration (speeding up)
c)
Deceleration (slowing down)
d)
No motion
3.
In which of the following graphs (click the image) are both runners moving at the same speed (note that graph c is the bottom right graph, and graph d is the bottom left graph)?
a)
Graph A
b)
Graph B
c)
Graph C
d)
Graph D
4.
Which of the graphs shows that one of runners started 10 yards further ahead of the other (note that graph c is the bottom right and graph d is the bottom left)?
a)
Graph A
b)
Graph B
c)
Graph C
d)
Graph D
5.
The distance-time graphs shown represent the motion of a car. Which of the following graphs represents the car at constant, positive velocity?
a)
graph A
b)
graph B
c)
graph C
d)
graph D
6.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
7.
At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled?
a)
0 m
b)
10 m
c)
20 m
d)
40 m
8.
How long did it take this object to travel back to its reference/starting point?
a)
20 s
b)
30 s
c)
60 s
d)
100 s
9.
How long did it take this object to travel 10 m?
a)
0 s
b)
10 s
c)
15 s
d)
20 s
10.
How many times does this object STOP moving?
a)
None
b)
Once
c)
Twice
d)
Three times
11.
What is happening in this graph from point B to C?
a)
The object is going down a hill.
b)
The object is returning to its starting location.
c)
The object is slowing down.
d)
The object is staying still.
12.
What is happening in the graph from point O to A?
a)
The object is moving SLOWLY
b)
The object is moving FAST
c)
The object is NOT moving
d)
The object is accelerating
13.
What is happening in this graph from point A to B?
a)
The object is accelerating.
b)
The object is not moving.
c)
The object is decelerating.
d)
The object is moving at a constant speed.
14.
If you run around the football field (which is 2 miles) 3 times, what is your distance?
a)
0 miles
b)
3 miles
c)
6 miles
d)
9 miles
15.
If you leave your house and go for a 5 mile run, and finish at your house, what is your displacement?
a)
5 miles
b)
10 miles
c)
0 miles
d)
15 miles
16.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
17.
Every morning, Tom walks along a straight road from his home to the bus stop. Below, is a graph representing Tom’s trip to school.
I.) What is the distance covered through the first segment if the first segment is between o seconds, and 50 seconds?
I.) What is the distance covered through the first segment if the first segment is between o seconds, and 50 seconds?
a)
100 meters
b)
80 meters
c)
60 meters
d)
120 meters
18.
Every morning, Tom walks along a straight road from his home to the bus stop. Below, is a graph representing Tom’s trip to school.
- What is the average speed of Tom’s journey throughout the first segment, which is between 0 seconds, and 50 seconds?
- What is the average speed of Tom’s journey throughout the first segment, which is between 0 seconds, and 50 seconds?
a)
3 m/s
b)
5 m/s
c)
2 m/s
d)
2 miles per second
19.
Every morning, Tom walks along a straight road from his home to the bus stop. Below, is a graph representing Tom’s trip to school.
- Was Tom walking, jogging, or sprinting during segment 1, which is between 0 seconds and 50 seconds?
- Was Tom walking, jogging, or sprinting during segment 1, which is between 0 seconds and 50 seconds?
a)
walking
b)
jogging
c)
sprinting
20.
Every morning, Tom walks along a straight road from his home to the bus stop. Below, is a graph representing Tom’s trip to school.
- What is the distance covered through the second segment, which is between 50 seconds, and 70 seconds?
- What is the distance covered through the second segment, which is between 50 seconds, and 70 seconds?
a)
40 meters
b)
60 meters
c)
80 meters
d)
20 meters
21.
Every morning, Tom walks along a straight road from his home to the bus stop. Below, is a graph representing Tom’s trip to school.
- What is the average speed of Tom’s Journey throughout the second segment, which is between 50 seconds and 70 seconds?
- What is the average speed of Tom’s Journey throughout the second segment, which is between 50 seconds and 70 seconds?
a)
5 m/s
b)
4 m/s
c)
3 m/s
d)
2 m/s
22.
During the second segment, which is between 50 seconds and 70 seconds, which direction as Tom moving?
a)
Tom was moving back towards his house
b)
Tom was moving down a hill
c)
Tom was moving towards the bus stop
d)
Tom was not moving
23.
What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
240 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
0.067 m/s
d)
15 mph
24.
Of the following, which is a vector?
a)
Mass
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Velocity
25.
How long will it take a car driving at 40 mph to travel 100 miles?
a)
140 hours
b)
0.4 hours
c)
400 miles
d)
2.5 hours
26.
A value that only has magnitude (a number)
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
c)
Speed
d)
Velocity
27.
A measurement of how fast an object is moving
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Vector
d)
Acceleration
28.
A value with magnitude and direction
a)
Scalar
b)
Speed
c)
Velocity
d)
Vector
29.
A description of the speed and direction of an object's motion
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Vector
30.
Can be measured in seconds (s)
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
31.
Can be measured in meters (m)
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
32.
Can be measured in meters per second (m/s)
a)
Distance
b)
Time
c)
Speed
d)
Acceleration
33.
What is the speed of an object that travels 20 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
80 m/s
b)
0.2 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
24 m/s
34.
How long would it take a person jogging 5 m/s to travel 100 meters?
a)
20 s
b)
0.05 s
c)
500 s
d)
50 s
35.
How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?
a)
6 km
b)
0.5 km
c)
10 km
d)
24 km
36.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
37.
What is happening at C?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
38.
What is happening at D?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
39.
What is happening at E?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
40.
What is happening at A?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
41.
What is happening at B?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Slower steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
42.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
43.
Which runner had a head start?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
44.
At what time did runner A pass runner B?
a)
0 seconds
b)
1 second
c)
2 seconds
d)
3 seconds
45.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
46.
A girl is pedaling her bicycle at a speed of 0.10 km/min. How far will she travel in two hours? (pay attention to units)
a)
20 km
b)
.2 km
c)
3 km
d)
12 km
47.
Which is correct?
a)
speed = distance x time
b)
speed = speed divided by time
c)
speed = Distance divided by time
d)
Speed = time x speed
48.
A cricket can travel approximately 8 feet per minute. How many feet could a cricket travel in 75 minutes?
a)
83 feet
b)
9.375 feet
c)
180 feet
d)
600 feet
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